Anti-tarnish paper and the process of manufacturing the same



G. S. PAGE. i

Anti Tarnish Paper and the Process of Manufacturing;

the Same.

(No Model.)

WITNESS ESQ a gowm' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE s. PAGE, OF STANLEY, nEwJEnsEY.

ANTl-TARNISH PAPER AND THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,839, dated June 14,1881.

Application filed December 16,1880. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, GEORGE SHEPARD PAGE, acitizen of the United States, residing at Staniey, in the county ofMorris and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Anti-Tarnish Paper and in the Process of lllanufacturingthe Same, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and usethe same.

The object of my invention is to produce a paper or other similar fabricwhich will effectually protect metalssuch as gold, silver, nickle,brass, 8tc.-fron1 tarnish or rust; and to this end my invention consistsin the method of saturating the paper or other material with asaturating compound.

It also consists in the compound with which the paper is saturated, andin the product produced.

In the drawings a machine is shown which will serve my purpose, but tosuch machine I lay no claim, as it is obvious that my invention can becarried out on any machine of suitable construction; but for the purposeof a better explanation of my invention reference will be made to thedrawing, which shows a vertical sectional view.

The paper which I use or manufacture as an anti-tarnish paper is thintissue-paper or other thin material saturated with a compound andtreated in a manner hereinafter more fully described. In the manufactureor saturation of this thin material I have experienced great difficulty,owing to its frail structure and its liability to break when brought incontact with fluids of any kind; but I have discovered that by passingit through the coating and saturating material in connection with, andsupported by, a sheet of stronger material, such as Manila paper orfelt, or what is known to the trade as hardware-pap-r, I avoid thebreaking, tearing, or rending o' the thin material, and at one and thesame time or operation produce two products-one of light thin materialand the other a heavier, thicker, stronger material. The former of theseproducts I use as a wrapper for the article to be protected, while thelatter or heavier product answers well as a lining for the boxes orpacking-cases in which the articles are to be packed or stored.

The saturating compound consists of about equal parts of crude carbolicacid, light oil of coal-tar, and coal-tar. It is obvious, however, thatthese proportions may be increased or diminished within certain limitswithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

The compound above described is placed in the tank B, in which islocated a steam-coil, G, for the purpose of heating the compound toabout 200 Fahrenheit.

D is a roll of hardware or Manila paper, or felt.

E is a roll of tissuepaper or other like material.

The two sheets of paper F and G are brought together and passed over thefriction-roller a and under the immersion-roller H in the tank B, wherethey become thoroughly saturated. The sheets are then passed between twopressure-rollers, b b, by which means any excess of the saturatingmaterial is removed from the fabric and finds its way back into the tankB.

I I indicate two sets of heated rollers, of any desired or convenientsize, and by preference are heated by steam. Any desired number of setsor pairs of these heating-rolls may be used. J and J are two hollowrectangular boxes or steam-chests, between which and in contacttherewith and between the rollers the fabric is passed. The hollowrollers and other steam-heated surfaces described are kept ata heat ofabout 200 Fahrenheit, and the paper or other fabric emerges therefrom ina dryand clean state. After passing through the heating and dryingsurfaces the webs of paper are separated, theheavier paper being woundon the roll K, and the lighter or tissue fabric is wound on the roll ordrum L.

The various rolls or drums, together with the heating-rolls andpressure-rolls, may be connected together by suitable gearing or bybands and pulleys for joint action; but such an arran gement is withinthe province of the skilled workman, and I have thought it unnecessaryto show it in the drawing.

By using the heavier fabric as a carrying medium for the lighter ortissue fabric I am enabled to overcome the difficulty of frequentbreakage of the tissue fabric, and thus reduce the cost of production.

An endless belt of suitable material may be used as a carrying mediumwhen such belt is caused to pass through the saturating material andthrough and between the pressurerollers and heating-surfaces. (Not shownin drawing.)

The tissue or light, thin fabric produced by the above process isdesigned for use as a wrapper for gold, silver-plated ware, nickel, andbrass goods, metal buttons, and in fact all bright metals or metalscapable of injury from rust or tarnish. It is perfectly clean andpliable, and if 'properly applied will exclude air and moisture in amost perfect and reliable manner. The coarser or heavier material isWell adapted for the lining of the boxes in which the articles are to bepacked for shipment or for storage, and is also useful and applicablefor Various other purposes.

I am aware of the patents granted to S. O. Eaton, No. 213,100, and to J.O. Pennington, No. 223,814, for paper for protecting metals fromtarnish, in which metallic chlorides and oxides are used; but such isnot of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Paten t, is

1. The process hereindescribed of saturatin g and drying tissue-paperand other thin fragile fabrics by passing the same through thesaturating material and through a drying apparatus when supported andcarried by a web of 3 5 heavier and stronger material, as set forth.

I 2. The compound herein described for saturating paper or other likematerial for the protection of metals from tarnish, the same consistingof crude carbolic acid, light oil of coaltar, and coal-tar, whencombined substantially in the proportions specified.

3. As a new article of manufacture, paper or other fabric saturated withthe compound above described, for the purposes set forth.

GEORGE SHEPARD PAGE. Witnesses GEO. W. PEARSON, OHAs. E. BOOTH.

